My super awesome, totally amazing, OMG-my-hand's-not-naked, $20 replacement wedding ring! Lol (The original is safe in its box.) It's the little things. :)

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So, we had dinner at my mother's tonight. My bro, his girl and niece were in town. It's the first time we've seen them since we announced. He came over to me, to give me a big bear hug, and the smell of cigarette smoke almost gagged me, so I just backed away like he was pointing a gun at me. Lauren was so awesome, he was all, "Dude, you've been ( Read more... )

A quick recap, but I'll try to keep from droning.  :)  Lauren and I got engaged on the 27 April, 2012.  It was a spontaneous proposal, so he didn't have a ring for me - a fact that I was somewhat pleased about.  He wanted to get me a ring right away, and asked if I preferred diamonds, or a different stone.  (His previous wife disliked diamonds.)  I ( Read more... )

OMG! It's beautiful! It's gorgeous! I love it!!! Kevin Schimke Designing Jewelers is amazing!!!


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My ring is nearly finished! All the side diamonds have been set, and all that's left to do is set the center stone and plate it in Rhodium! My should be in my hand this week- although I still won't be able to wear it until June. Boo. Lol!

Not the best of pictures- but I bet in person it will be amazing! :)


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Got another text today.  Sadly no pictures, but what are you gonna do?  The ring is all sanded, polished and pretty.  :)  I'm not sure if it's been plated yet, but I'm going to guess not, since plating doesn't hurt gemstones, and often it is referred to as the "final step" in making white gold jewelry.  Kevin reports that yesterday he carefully ( Read more... )

Got yet another photo today from the amazing jeweler who owns and operates Kevin Schimke Designing Jewelers!  My ring was casted last night in the the mold created by my late Tardis blue wax ring.  After cooling all night, the mold was cracked open, and destroyed.  It can never be used again.  Inside the ruined open mold, lay a one-of-a-kind ring ( Read more... )

I got an awesome text message from Kevin of Schimke Designing Jewelers yesterday ( Read more... )

Today was not the best of days.  I overslept, drama with family, an IEP meeting, Jimmy got in a fight... lord ( Read more... )

My parents are awesome.  Love them to death.  They've always been there for me, they give great advice, and I couldn't ask for a better couple to have raised me.  Be that as it may, I became a child of divorce at the age of six.  When I got married the first time I tried to navigate my way blind, without any realistic example or experience of what ( Read more... )